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PILL REMOVAL DETECTION FROM PILL PACKAGE

  • US 20160132661A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2015
  • Published: 05/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pill dispensing device to monitor pill removal, the pill dispensing device comprising:

  • an upper portion including a plurality of cavities, the upper portion configured to accommodate insertion of a pill package;

    a lower portion formed from a locally or completely flexible or stretchable composite sheet, the composite sheet including a plurality of slits corresponding to a location of the plurality of cavities of the upper portion, wherein the lower portion further includes a top plate and a bottom plate, each of the top plate and the bottom plate including a plurality of openings corresponding to a location of the plurality of slits formed on the composite sheet; and

    a circuit board printed on or embedded into the composite sheet, wherein the circuit board includes one or more circuits to detect removal of pills through the plurality of slits in the composite sheet.

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